Date
of Meet:

The DeNunzio pool
is a 50-meter 8-lane pool with a minimum depth for diving of 9
feet. There is ample seating for spectators.

Pool
Certification Statement:

The
competition course has not been certified in accordance with
104.2.2C(4). Note that this statement is a required meet
announcement statement, and refers to the pre-certification of the
pool length measurement in regards to National and World Record
swims which may occur in the pool. The fact that this pool is not
certified in accordance to 104.2.2C(4) does not impact on the
validity of the times achieved in this pool. Times swum at this
meet will in fact be entered in SWIMS and are eligible for
qualifying for any other USA Swimming sanctioned competition.

Saturday
July 8th

Sunday
July 9th

Warm-up

Start

Facility
Opens at 6:55am

Session
4

14
& Over

7:00am

8:05am

Session
5

10-11

TBA**

TBA**

Session
6

12-13

TBA**

TBA**

** The
schedule for all sessions after the first will be established when
all entries have been received and a timeline developed. This will be
published on the meet website and e-mailed to the coaches of
participating teams at least one week before the meet.

Scoring:

Team
scoring will not be kept.

Awards:

There
will be awards for heat winners.

Starts:

‘Fly-over/Over-the-top’
starts will be used during this meet.

Admissions
and Programs:

Admission
will be $10.00 per session. Heat sheets will be online at
www.besmarttinc.com
(free) and Meet Mobile (subscription required)

Concessions:

Food
and drink will be available in the Jadwin Gymnasium, next door to
the DeNunzio Natatorium.

Vendor:

Ultimate
Swim Shop will be in attendance.

Entry
Info:

This
meet will accept entries for Gold/Silver level swimmers first.

For
the first thirteen days, this meet will only be open to NJ
Swimming registered athletes.

For
the first six days starting from the date that the meet is open
for entries, NJ Swimming LCM Silver time standards will apply to
entries, with make one cut, swim three events (the
400 IM/Freestyle may not be used as a bonus event—swimmers
must have achieved the cut time to enter).

If
the meet or any session within the meet still have room on the
seventh day, the time standards will be lifted and the meet will
be open to any swimmer registered with NJ Swimming.

If
any sessions with in the meet are still open on the fourteenth
day, then the meet will be opened to any USA Swimming registered
athlete.

There
will be no refunds after the entry deadline except for events
that may be scratched from meet by the Entry Coordinator or Meet
Director, or as otherwise directed by NJ Swimming. Entries will
be acknowledged within 48 hours of receipt.

All
entries will be accepted on a first come basis until the meet is
full.

Entry
forms, verification forms, waiver release, and fees must be
received no later than the first session of the meet where the
team competes.

Team
entries will be considered accepted when the host club accepts
the entries.

Special
Notice:
All entry fees must be paid no later than Session Check-in. If a
team fails to make payment by that time all their swimmers may be
scratched, at the discretion of the Host Team.

Entry
Times:

New
Jersey Swimming does not allow ‘NT’ or ‘No
Time’ to be used as an entry time.

All
entry times must be in long course meters. Converted times are
permitted.

Heat
Limited Events:

The
400 Freestyle and 400 IM may be limited based on the number of
entries received.

In
the event that swimmers are closed out of these events, they will
be offered the opportunity to choose a different event or receive
a refund.

The
coaches of the affected swimmers will be notified by e-mail once
all entries have been received.

Swimmer
Eligibility:

For
the first 13 days after entries open, this meet is restricted to
New Jersey Swimming registered athletes only. This restriction
will be lifted on the 14th
day.

No
swimmer will be permitted to compete unless the swimmer is a
member of USA Swimming as provided in Article 302.

All
transfer swimmer(s) must swim unattached for 120 days from their
last attached competition. Swimmers must use an UN- (New Team
Alpha Code) as their team affiliation. All Unattached swimmers
must be listed on the team’s official waiver entry form.

Host
Club

Responsibilities:

The host club
will provide a single timer in each lane throughout the meet,
except for distance events where swimmers will provide their own
timers and lap counters.

The
host club will e-mail entry verification back to the
participating clubs.

The
host club will create a warm-up schedule that will be fair and
equal to all teams.

The
host club will create timing assignments that are fair and
equitable with as many teams participating as possible.

Warm-up
schedules and assignments, and timing assignments will be
e-mailed to all participating clubs and posted on the website
www.besmarttinc.com no
later than 1 week before the meet.

Participating
Club

Responsibilities:

Participating
clubs must help with timing assignments. Timing assignments will
be e-mailed to participating clubs and posted on the swim meet
website: www.besmarttinc.com
1 week prior to the meet.

Participating
club parents must stay off the pool deck except for timing
assignments.

Participating
clubs should help with officiating whenever possible. List the
club contact for club officials on the meet summary.

Coaches
Eligibility:

All coaches “on
the deck” must be currently registered coach members of USA
Swimming. Verification can be in the form of a current USA
Swimming membership card or Coaches Pass available thru the USA
swimming Deck Pass App.

Coaches must
show their USA swimming coaching card or Coaches Pass for
entrance to facility.

All Coaches must
have some form of USA coaching credential verification with them
at all times.

Officials:

Swimming
officials from participating teams should contact the meet
referee (see page 1)with the sessions
when they are able to help.

Current
USA Swimming and NJS Swimming certification is required for all
officials and the Meet Referee will check your cards.

All
officials must wear the standard white and blue uniform.

Officials
will be required to work the entire session and will receive free
admission.

Meet
Format

Waiver:

This
meet will be run in accordance to current USA Swimming Rules.

The
host club has the right to change the format of the meet with the
approval of the Administrative vice chair and either the Age
Group or Senior vice chair. These changes would be made for a
more efficient swim meet for the swimmers and the host club.
Reasons for these changes include:

To
allow more swimmers to swim.

To
conform to facility capacity limits or for facility safety
concerns.

To
condense the meet into smaller time frame.

Some
of the changes that may be made: 1) add a session, 2) heat limit
distance events 3) condense sessions, and 4) eliminate relays.

Warm-up
Procedures:

Warm-ups
will be run under New Jersey Swimming Warm-up and Safety
Guidelines. Teams will be assigned lanes according to the size of
their entries, to achieve a fair and comparable warm-up for all
swimmers.

Swimming
Equipment is not
allowed
in the competition pool during all warm-up sessions. This
includes kick boards, hand paddles, and pull buoys.

All
swimmers must enter the pool feet first from the starting end of
the pool.

New
Jersey Swimming officials will monitor warm-ups.

All
general warm-up lanes will swim in a counterclockwise direction.

Check-In:

All
check-in sheets must be turned into the scoring table 35 minutes
before the start of each session. Swimmers that are swimming will
have a line through their name. Swimmers that are being scratched
will have their names circled with a “SCR” next to
the circle. Swimmers scratching a single event will have a line
through their name and the event number circled with “SCR”
next to the circle.

Failure
to follow this procedure may result in the swimmer(s) being
scratched from the session.

No
Show Procedure:

No
penalty will be incurred for an unscratched swimmer who fails to
report to the starting blocks for his/her scheduled event.
However, the event will be counted toward the swimmer’s
maximum allowable swims for that day. The swimmer may be allowed
to swim the event in a later heat or a subsequent event if the
swimmer is at the starting end of the pool, ready to swim, and an
open lane is available. However, the host club will not schedule
an additional heat to accommodate the swimmer.

Downloadable
Hy-Tek Events list (.HYV file) will be posted on the website.

List
Teams whose entries have been received.

List
“heat limited” events psych sheet.

List
Updated meet schedule.

List
Warm-up Schedule and Team Warm-up Assignments.

List
Timing assignments.

Post-Meet
Information posted on website:

Downloadable
Results (Zipped .CL2 & .HY3 files) for TM

Printable
meet results (.PDF file),

Results:

Meet result
files for TM will be emailed to all participating teams.

Meet results
will be posted on the meet website and on the New Jersey Swimming
Website: www.njswim.org

USA-S
Racing Start Certification Statement:

Any
swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming
member-coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or
must start each race from within the water. When unaccompanied by
a member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the
swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this
requirement.

Audio/Visual
Recording Statement:

Use
of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is
not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms.

USA-S
Deck Change Policy Statement:

Deck
changes are prohibited.

USA-S
Drone Policy Statement:

Operation
of a drone, or any other flying apparatus, is prohibited over the
venue (pools, athlete/coach areas, spectator areas and open
ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes, coaches, officials and/or
spectators are present.

Meet
Requirement

Statement:

In
order to be eligible for the NJ Swimming Zone Championship Team or
for NJ Swimming Athlete Travel Grants for sectional and national
level meets, NJ Swimming policy stipulates certain participation
requirements. As a NJ Swimming sanctioned meet, this meet counts
toward those participation requirements.

Princeton
University DeNunzio pool is conveniently located approximately one
mile west of Route 1. Turn West onto Route 571 (Washington
Avenue). Cross the bridge over Carnegie Lake. At the first light,
turn right onto Faculty Road. The pool, followed by the parking
lot will be on your left.

2017
Summer Luau

Saturday-Sunday
July 8th-9th

Waiver

In
consideration of the acceptance of this entry, I/we hereby, for
myself/ourselves, my/our heirs, administrators and assigns, waive and
release any and all claims against USA Swimming,
NJ Swimming,
Princeton University, Scarlet Aquatic Club, Elite Swim Club, Be
Smartt Inc and their staffs for any injuries and/or expenses incurred
by me/us at the swim meet, or while on the road to and from the meet.
I/we are USA Swimming registered athletes and am/are eligible to
compete in all the events I/we have entered.

Meet
Verification

I
hereby certify that all entered swimmers, and coaches listed on this
waiver form, are registered members of USA Swimming. All USA Swimming
numbers are correctly listed and unless otherwise noted, are not
required to swim unattached (UN) due to the 120 day transfer rule.
Also, I acknowledge that deck access is limited to coaches and/or
officials working the meet and displaying their credentials.

Club
Name/Club Code

Signature
of Coach
and/or Parent/Guardian

Telephone
________________________ E-Mail
Address

Name(s)
of Coach(es):

Name/E-Mail/Phone
Number of person to contact regarding this entry:

Name/E-Mail/Phone
Number of person to contact regarding timers/officials:

False
Registration:
An LSC may impose a fine of up to $100 per event against a member
coach or a member club’s representative signing a document
which indicates a swimmer is registered with USA Swimming for a meet
when that swimmer is not properly registered or eligible to compete
for that club. This will be enforced by the LSC and the LSC will be
entitled to the fines imposed.